Vented awning



April 16, 1957 E. c. BLEVINS VENTED AWNING 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 8, 1954 INVENTOR ELMEE 0- 8L EV/N ATTORNEY$ April 16, 9 E. c. BLEVINS 2,788,549

VENTED AWNING Filed 001;. s, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR VENTED AWNING Elmer C. Blevins, Lucasville, Ohio Application October 8, 1954, Serial No. 461,189

4 Claims. (Cl. 20-575) This invention relates to improvements in awnings of metal or similar material, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved awning of this kind in which the construction and assembly of vertical tiers provides for greater and more efiicient venting or ventilation between the adjacent tiers.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an improved awning of the character indicated above which produces positive side venting or ventilation between adjacent tiers, along with front venting or ventilation.

A further important object of the invention is to provide an improved awning of the character indicated above which is simple and rugged in construction, is composed of simple parts which are easily assembled, and which can be made in serviceable and attractive forms at relatively low cost.

Other important objects and advantageous features of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein, for purposes of illustration only, a specific embodiment of the invention is set forth in detail.

Figure 1 is a front perspective of said embodiment showing the same installed;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

V Figure 4 is a group perspective showing stages in the formation of a tier;

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical transverse section showing details of assembly; and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section showing details of assembly of tiers and frame at one side of the illustrated awning.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views, the illustrated awning, generally designated 9, is shown mounted on a window frame 10 having a top cross member 11 and vertical side members 12.

The awning 9 comprises a frame comprising two similar right triangular angle iron side sections 14, 14, each side section comprising an altitude member 15 having a flange 16 secured, as indicated at 17, to a window frame side member 12, and an outwardly projecting flange 18 at the outward side of the flange 16.

Each side section 14 further comprises a hypotenuse member 19 having a depending vertical flange 20 and a horizontal inwardly projecting flange 21.

Each side section further comprises a horizontal base member 22 having an upstanding vertical flange 23 and an inwardly projecting horizontal flange 24.

The hypotenuse members 19 are connected at their upper ends to the upper ends of the altitude members 15, in suitable manner, and the lower ends of the hypotenuse members 19 are fixed, in suitable manner, to the base nited States Patent i ice members 22, as points near but spaced from the front or outer ends of the base members.

An upper horizontal cross member 25 extends between upper portions of the altitude members 15, and a lower cross member 26 extends between and is secured to the base members 22 at their outer or front ends.

The awning tiers, of which five are herein shown, are the same in construction, and a greater or a lesser number of tiers may be employed by appropriately proportioning the tiers in depth; and each tier is preferably made of a single sheet of flexible metal or the like material.

Each tier 26, as shown particularly well in Figure 4 of the drawings, is composed of a longitudinally and horizontally elongated rectangular middle portion 27, having parallel upper and lower edges 28 and 29, respectively. The upper edge 28 is bent up at right angles along the line 30' and headed to form a bafile flange 30.

On the lower part of the opposite ends 31, 31 of the middle portion 27 are longitudinally and horizontally elongated, generally rectangular wings 32, 32 having parallel upper and lower edges 33 and 34, respectively. Inward portions of the upper edges 33 next to the ends 31 of the middle portion 27 are cut away to provide inwardly and downwardly angulated concavely curved edges 35.

The lower edges of the wings 32 and middle portion 27 are bent to provide right angular mounting flanges 36, 36 and 37, respectively.

The wings 32 are bent inwardly along the lines 38', 38' to provide upwardly and inwardly angulated portions 38, 38 and leave relatively narrow perpendicular portions 39, 39 below the portions 38, 38, and bent on lines 40', 40' to provide still narrower perpendicular portions 40 thereabove.

The middle portion 27 is bent along the line 41 to provide the relatively narrow perpendicular portion 42 and above it the relatively wide upwardly and rearwardly inclined portion 43 which rests upon the angulated edges 35 of the wings 32, 32.

As shown in Figure 5, a tier 26 is mounted on and between the hypotenuse members 19 of the frame side sections 14 by front brackets 45 which have horizontal portions 46 engaged over the flange 36 and secured thereto by a bolt 47 and upwardlyand rearwardly angulated portions 48 overlying the flange 21 of a hypotenuse member 19 and secured thereto by a bolt 49, with the bolt 49 traversing a portion of the inclined tier top member 43 forwardly of the baffle flange 30 thereof.

The wings 32, 32 of a tier 26 are secured to the frame side sections 14, 14, as shown in Figure 6, by means of L-shaped side brackets 50 each having a horizontal portion 51 engaging over the wing flange 36 and secured by a bolt 52; and an upright portion 53 engaging the vertical flange 20 of the related hypotenuse member 19, with a bolt 54 traversing the flange 2d and the bracket portion 53, with the narrow perpendicular wing portion 40 interposed therebetween and traversed by the bolt 54.

The bafile flange 30 of the uppermost tier is secured to the window frame upper cross member ill, as indicated at 55, while the middle portion flange 36 of the lowest tier is secured to the lower frame cross member 26, as indicated at 56.

With succeeding and adjacent tiers 26 assembled in vertically and laterally overlapping relationship as herein described, front venting spaces 57 are provided between adjacent tiers, as indicated in Figure 5, and side venting spaces 58, as indicated in Figure 6. The venting spaces 57 and 58 between adjacent tiers are independent of and discontinuous with respect to each other, so as to separately admit breezes coming from either side of or from.

the front of the awning 14.

What is claimed is:

1. In a vented awning, a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced triangular side sections each having an altitude member, a base membenand a hypotenuse memher, a plurality of vertically succeeding awning tiers extending between and secured to the hypotenuse members of the frame side sections, each tier comprising a middle portion having ends, said middle portion having a perpendicular lower, portion and an inclined upper portion reaching toward the hypotenuse members and having a free edge, wings on the ends of the middle portions errtending alongside of said hypotenuse members, said wings having perpendicular lower portions spaced laterally outwardly from said hypotenuse members and laterally inwardly offset upper portions, the offset upper portions of wings of a lower tier being spacedlaterally inwardly from the perpendicular lowerrwing portions of, a nextupper tier so as. to provide side vents, and the perpendicular lower portion of a middle portion of a vent being outwardly spaced from the free. edge of the inclined upper;

portion of 'a, next lower tier, to provide a front vent.

2. In a, vented awning, a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced triangular side sections each having an altitude. member, a base member, and a hypotenuse, member, a plurality of vertically succeeding awning tiers extending between and secured to the hypotenuse membersv of the frame side sections, each tier comprising a middle portion having ends, said middle portion having a perpendicular lower portion and an inclined upper portion reaching toward the hypotenuse members and having a free edge, wings on the ends of the middle portions extending alongside of said hypotenuse members, said wings having perpendicular lower portions spaced laterally outwardly from said hypotenuse members and laterally inwardly offset upper portions, the oifset upper portions of wings of a lower tier being spaced laterally inwardly from the perpendicular lower wing portions of a next upper tier so as to provide side vents, and the perpendicular lower portion of a middle portion of a vent being outwardly spaced from the free edgeof the inclined upper her, a plurality of vertically succeeding awning tiers extending between and secured. to; the hypotenuse members of the frame side sections, each tier comprising a middle portion having ends, saidtmiddle; portion having a perpendicular lower portion andan inclined upper portion reaching toward the, hypotenuse members and having a free edge, wings on the ends ofthe middle portions extending alongside of said hypotenuse members, said wings having perpendicular lower portions spaced laterally outwardly from said hypotenuse members and laterally inwardly offset upper portions, the offset upper portions of wings of a lower tier being spaced laterally inwardly from the perpendicular lower wing portions of a next upper tier so as to provide side vents, and the perpendicular lower portion of a middle portion of a vent being outwardly spaced from the free edge ofrtre inclined upper portion of a next lower tier to provide a front vent, first bracket means spacing the perpendicular lower portions of wings from the hypotenuse members ofthe: frame side sections and securing the same to the hypotenuse members, and second bracket means secured to the perpendicular portions of said middle portions and to the said hypotenuse members and spacing the same from said hypotenuse members.

4, Ina vented awning, a. frame; comprising. a pair of laterally spaced triangular side sections: each: havingv an altitude member, a base member, and a hypotenuse meme ber,ta plurality of vertically succeeding awning tiers exa tending. between, and secured to the hypotenusemembers. of the frame side sections, each tier comprising a middle portion having ends, said middle portionv having a perendicular' lower ortion and an inclined ue er ortion. P P ll P.

reaching toward the hypotenuse members: and havinga. free edge, wings. on, the ends of the middle portions ex tending alongside of said hypotenuse members, said wings having perpendicular lower portions spaced laterally outwardly from saidhypotenuse members and laterally inwardly offset upper portions, the ofiset upper portions of wings of a lower tier being spaced laterally, inwardly from the perpendicular lower wing portions of a next upper tier so as to provide side vents, and the perpendicular lower portion'of a middle portion of a vent being out wardlyspaced from the free edge of the inclined upper portionof a nextlower tier to provide. a. front vent, first bracket means spacing the perpendicular lower portions of wings from the hypotenuse members of the frame side References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,666,657 Hopkins Apr. 17', 1928' 2,394,736 Adelsperger Feb. 12, 1946 2,497,419 Schwartz Feb. 14, 1950 2,693,623

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